Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — North Korea

Arable land per capita in North Korea in 2023 — 0.0869 ha/person. Ranked 121 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 51.6%.

2023 0.0869 ha/person −0.34% vs 2022
World rank 121of 206
Period maximum 0.1793 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0869 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — North Korea, 1961–20230.0750.10.1250.150.1750.219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.1793 ha/person1963: 0.1711 ha/person1965: 0.1626 ha/person1967: 0.154 ha/person1969: 0.1456 ha/person1971: 0.1381 ha/person1973: 0.1346 ha/person1975: 0.1296 ha/person1977: 0.1258 ha/person1979: 0.1223 ha/person1981: 0.1235 ha/person1983: 0.1199 ha/person1985: 0.1165 ha/person1987: 0.1131 ha/person1989: 0.1098 ha/person1991: 0.1073 ha/person1993: 0.1042 ha/person1995: 0.1059 ha/person1997: 0.0995 ha/person1999: 0.0979 ha/person2001: 0.0966 ha/person2003: 0.0955 ha/person2005: 0.0963 ha/person2007: 0.0953 ha/person2009: 0.0965 ha/person2011: 0.0936 ha/person2013: 0.0928 ha/person2015: 0.0907 ha/person2017: 0.0889 ha/person2019: 0.0881 ha/person2021: 0.0875 ha/person2023: 0.0869 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0924 (−51.55%) Average annual rate: -1.16 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 0.0869 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
East Asia & Pacific 0.0901 ha/person
Eastern Asia computed 0.0723 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0869 −0.0003 −0.34%
2022 0.0872 −0.0003 −0.37%
2021 0.0875 −0.0003 −0.37%
2020 0.0878 −0.0003 −0.38%
2019 0.0881 −0.0004 −0.41%
2018 0.0885 −0.0004 −0.44%
2017 0.0889 −0.001 −1.11%
2016 0.0899 −0.0008 −0.91%
2015 0.0907 −0.001 −1.12%
2014 0.0917 −0.001 −1.11%
2013 0.0928 −0.0004 −0.46%
2012 0.0932 −0.0004 −0.45%
2011 0.0936 −0.0024 −2.51%
2010 0.096 −0.0004 −0.44%
2009 0.0965 −0.0004 −0.46%
2008 0.0969 +0.0016 +1.64%
2007 0.0953 −0.0005 −0.49%
2006 0.0958 −0.0005 −0.52%
2005 0.0963 +0.0015 +1.58%
2004 0.0948 −0.0006 −0.68%
2003 0.0955 −0.0006 −0.61%
2002 0.0961 −0.0005 −0.54%
2001 0.0966 −0.0006 −0.63%
2000 0.0972 −0.0007 −0.71%
1999 0.0979 −0.0008 −0.79%
1998 0.0987 −0.0009 −0.86%
1997 0.0995 −0.0009 −0.93%
1996 0.1005 −0.0054 −5.11%
1995 0.1059 −0.0013 −1.21%
1994 0.1072 +0.003 +2.85%
1993 0.1042 −0.0015 −1.46%
1992 0.1057 −0.0016 −1.48%
1991 0.1073 −0.001 −0.96%
1990 0.1084 −0.0015 −1.33%
1989 0.1098 −0.0016 −1.45%
1988 0.1114 −0.0016 −1.45%
1987 0.1131 −0.0017 −1.46%
1986 0.1148 −0.0017 −1.46%
1985 0.1165 −0.0017 −1.45%
1984 0.1182 −0.0017 −1.45%
1983 0.1199 −0.0018 −1.46%
1982 0.1217 −0.0018 −1.46%
1981 0.1235 −0.0018 −1.43%
1980 0.1253 +0.003 +2.42%
1979 0.1223 −0.0017 −1.38%
1978 0.124 −0.0017 −1.37%
1977 0.1258 −0.0018 −1.43%
1976 0.1276 −0.002 −1.58%
1975 0.1296 −0.0023 −1.76%
1974 0.1319 −0.0026 −1.94%
1973 0.1346 −0 −0.02%
1972 0.1346 −0.0035 −2.52%
1971 0.1381 −0.0036 −2.57%
1970 0.1417 −0.0039 −2.67%
1969 0.1456 −0.0041 −2.72%
1968 0.1497 −0.0044 −2.83%
1967 0.154 −0.0044 −2.79%
1966 0.1584 −0.0042 −2.58%
1965 0.1626 −0.0042 −2.49%
1964 0.1668 −0.0043 −2.5%
1963 0.1711 −0.0042 −2.42%
1962 0.1753 −0.004 −2.22%
1961 0.1793

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.